The introduction of telephones, automobiles, and radio all led to moral panic among adults of the time because the technology allowed children to enjoy more freedom.
When there was despair in the dust bowl and depression across the land, she saw a nation conquer fear itself with a New Deal, new jobs, a new sense of common purpose. Yes we can.
I believe that someday we will make something that qualifies as an AGI by whatever fuzzy definition you want, the world will have a two-week freakout and then people will go on with their lives.